Found 5 collections related to Washington (D.C.)

Disosway, Gabriel P. (Gabriel Poillon), 1799-1868
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3778
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Gabriel P. Disosway was a merchant and politician in New York City. These letters from Disosway to John Anthon at New York discuss his efforts as a member of the New York State Assembly to secure the removal of quarantine and emigration facilities... more
Law, Thomas
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4495
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Thomas Law was an English economist. This collection contains letters written by Thomas Law relating to land speculation for lots in the District of Columbia during its establishment. Also included is a brief for the defendant in the case of... more
Baxley, Catherine Virginia
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 229
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This diary and notebook was kept by Mrs. C[atherine] V[irginia] Baxley of Baltimore, Maryland after her arrest as a blockade runner for the Confederacy and during her confinement at the Old Capital Prison, Washington, D.C. from February 24-July 2,... more
Newport, Cynthia
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMD 465
5.54 linear feet (14 boxes); 88.63 gb (3,647 computer files)
The Cynthia Newport Dance Cuba archive contains materials related to the production of the documentary film, Dance Cuba, which was produced and co-directed by Cynthia Newport. The collection consists of administrative... more
Terry, Wallace, 1938-2003
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 921
41.2 linear feet (109 boxes); 16.31 mb (3 computer files)
Wallace Terry, Jr. (1938-2003) was an African-American journalist, author, documentarian, oral historian, and educator best known for his reporting on the experiences of black soldiers in the Vietnam War. The Wallace Terry papers consists of files... more